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Jeff Churchwell

@theempath.bsky.social

In the time it takes you to read this profile, I already will have forgotten what I wrote. Illegitimi non Carborundum. Songwriter-in-residence at Chez Hades. Dog lover. Liberal AF. No DMs please. 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

created November 12, 2024

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Profile picture Jeff Churchwell (@theempath.bsky.social)

Sign which reads: Dear Texas National Guard: The City of Chicago Welcomes You! No hard feelings. Please be cool, and enjoy our World-Class Hospitality during your stay. Dear I.C.E.: Fuck Off.
5/9/2025, 2:24:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I didn’t mean to imply a third party, and no, I don’t think it can be done immediately. I want a replacement for the moribund pathetic thing we have now.

4/9/2025, 1:33:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Punch

4/9/2025, 1:31:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On the other hand, maybe shoving the Democratic Party out the airlock and going a new, actually progressive direction would be worth a shot.

4/9/2025, 3:23:26 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The structure and pacing of this song make it THE stand out song for me. It takes its sweet time to get to the payoff. But I also live Take A Chance On Me, Eagle, Voulez Vous, and Lovers Live A Little Longer. youtu.be/iJ90ZqH0PWI?

4/9/2025, 3:06:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But what you didn’t know then was that the song was written by the Dad/Sheriff in Gremlins.

4/9/2025, 2:49:22 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or Hero/Nero

4/9/2025, 1:49:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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💯

3/9/2025, 7:10:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Native Oklahoman living in Illinois: My home state’s government disgusts me. Prager disgusts me. Oklahoma MAGA disgusts me. It’s a beautiful state with some really ugly people. It’s like watching the wreck of the Titanic.

3/9/2025, 4:55:34 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted

$50 says that’s Stephen Miller wearing his skin

1/9/2025, 3:43:04 PM | 1961 201 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t think he even knows animals exist.

2/9/2025, 1:04:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/WWBFpoErDCM?

2/9/2025, 12:47:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Depends on the “hot dog.”

1/9/2025, 6:14:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or not.

31/8/2025, 9:01:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Aja

31/8/2025, 8:55:39 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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South City Midnight Lady

31/8/2025, 8:53:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crowded House

31/8/2025, 8:53:00 PM | 7 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nope. First of August.

31/8/2025, 1:14:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Billy, Don’t Be A Hero I’m The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA

31/8/2025, 6:11:46 AM | 17 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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No.

31/8/2025, 5:23:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I thought PeeWee Herman was dead.

31/8/2025, 1:11:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Roundup.

31/8/2025, 12:57:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture I Post Animal Vids... 😊 (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted

"Hey look at what I can do!" 😉 #bluesky #nature #animals

29/8/2025, 5:41:28 PM | 6182 812 | View on Bluesky | view

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Damn straight.

29/8/2025, 1:49:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m losing the will for Trump, RFK Jr, and others, to live.

29/8/2025, 2:41:18 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/HEL_qqXGjHU?

28/8/2025, 12:36:15 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/R52vOFhZEQM?

27/8/2025, 10:21:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/xi19gH6_waE?

27/8/2025, 10:19:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Supremes told him he could.

27/8/2025, 4:22:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I read the first point as “1. Everyone should be worried about Trumpists messing with electrons,” and you know, it became even scarier.

27/8/2025, 4:18:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So, just another day in D.C.

27/8/2025, 4:01:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Science for the win!

27/8/2025, 3:51:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, part of Putin, anyway.

27/8/2025, 3:36:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes.

27/8/2025, 3:13:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Great song, play it louder.

26/8/2025, 9:46:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, then, she and I are a perfect match!

26/8/2025, 6:56:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/RMJurEA7X6Q?

25/8/2025, 9:07:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"I play nights in the Spanish part of town, I've got music in my hands." youtu.be/xPXj4tcfxlc?

25/8/2025, 1:38:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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T-Rex Hoobastank Elbow Edgar Winter Group Monkees Partridge Family Average White Band Tom Petty and the Heart(breakers)

24/8/2025, 8:52:30 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Even better, it actually tells TWO stories.

24/8/2025, 2:56:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Or a sidewalk.

22/8/2025, 9:02:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On a per capita basis, I’d guess Californians know more about grass than just about anyone.

22/8/2025, 3:47:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/hFzEA7ZAfZQ?

22/8/2025, 3:33:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/pG7_gceIFL4?

22/8/2025, 3:31:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/_i_JBnWHBEQ?

22/8/2025, 3:29:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/nUs-QT6a2gA?

22/8/2025, 3:25:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“All along the southbound ODYSSEY, The train pulls out at Kankakee, And rolls along past houses, farms, and fields.” youtu.be/qSeqrkRT1t0?

21/8/2025, 8:13:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And then let out every time. Did no one learn for their mistakes?

21/8/2025, 4:45:20 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pull the other one.

21/8/2025, 4:30:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jeff Churchwell (@theempath.bsky.social)

Oh no! Not James Dobson! Now who will focus on my family? Satan has left the building, Pt. III. 🔥
21/8/2025, 4:29:13 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I am 64 years old. Which makes me 62 years older than Stephen Miller.

20/8/2025, 8:06:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dmitry Grozoubinski (@explaintrade.com) reposted

Not sure Zelenskyy should commit to paying $100bn to the US for security garauntees until he's shopped around and seen if protection is being offered at a more affordable price by other players in the space such as the Cosa Nostra, the Crips or the Triads.

19/8/2025, 10:28:12 AM | 2701 514 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

Don't threaten me with a good time.

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Profile picture Jeff Churchwell (@theempath.bsky.social) reply parent

“Gethsemane” — Jesus Christ Superstar. No disrespect to Ted Neeley, but Jesus! What a performance.

19/8/2025, 3:50:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, please! By all means, cut this out! Tomorrow. Or maybe next week.

18/8/2025, 7:02:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now the ketchup’s REALLY hit the covfefe. Bela?

18/8/2025, 5:25:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/PwBPomwvegc

18/8/2025, 1:03:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/Xs7C3VHwPcc

18/8/2025, 12:59:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And banjos. Trombones and tubas. Xylophones.

17/8/2025, 7:43:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fleck?

17/8/2025, 1:46:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ronald Reagan is so 40 years ago.

17/8/2025, 3:05:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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17/8/2025, 12:23:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/qFRrLKlcPcc?...

17/8/2025, 12:16:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/bUmKUWzbDxg?...

17/8/2025, 12:13:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"I'm just going to break it."

16/8/2025, 1:56:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Joni

16/8/2025, 1:37:44 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just a song from 23 years ago that somehow remains as true as the day I wrote it, more's the pity. youtu.be/-ATN07XOGn0?...

16/8/2025, 1:15:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Laughing Delta Guinevere

14/8/2025, 7:08:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Joshua Erlich (@joshuaerlich.bsky.social) reposted

sandwich guy got charged with one count of monte cristo

14/8/2025, 5:13:15 PM | 4202 612 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/boElqCycB0k?...

13/8/2025, 7:02:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/2lAY-rRRa4o?...

13/8/2025, 3:25:15 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice

12/8/2025, 9:23:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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12/8/2025, 4:12:15 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Image of the Starship USS Enterprise original television model, at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, in Washington, D.C.
12/8/2025, 4:06:53 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The incarnation of the Seven Deadly Sins, maybe. If he represents the national spirit, then I’m Taylor Swift.

12/8/2025, 3:05:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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When Pinocchio lies, his noes grows longer. I’m convinced that when Miller lies, he gets an erection. It’s the only possible reason.

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Profile picture Mjkwho (@mjkwho.bsky.social) reposted

image
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youtu.be/Tu8v0aGOONA?...

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youtu.be/reTaXH2TQeE?...

12/8/2025, 3:03:23 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtu.be/htqf0BJNiBc?...

12/8/2025, 3:02:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The better version. youtu.be/oI6c9qpYKPU?...

11/8/2025, 10:13:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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God I love this song. youtu.be/dXjZy2LrlXo?...

11/8/2025, 10:11:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ok 😃

9/8/2025, 7:47:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I plant the kind of kiss That wouldn’t wake a baby…

9/8/2025, 7:46:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Once In A Lifetime

9/8/2025, 7:43:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So, she says it’s time she goes, But wanted to be sure I know She hopes we can be friends.

9/8/2025, 7:40:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is She Really Going Out With Him?

9/8/2025, 7:37:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Out on the street I was talking to a man…”

9/8/2025, 7:35:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Baby, What a Big Surprise… Right Before My Very Eyes." youtu.be/tVVDLCXQxvo?...

9/8/2025, 4:23:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Will Number 7 shock me?

9/8/2025, 4:12:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The day before he went postal. ☹️

8/8/2025, 2:55:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sex Sells... unless you try to buy it outright, which is against the law in most states.

8/8/2025, 3:15:31 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Quote from Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle:
8/8/2025, 2:59:29 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Donald Trump holding a sign which reads: Ooh Eee, Ooh Ah-Ah. Ting Tang Walla-Walla Bing-Bang.
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youtu.be/zpdQQoc-gkk?...

6/8/2025, 2:18:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not if it’s made of White Americans, it’s not.

5/8/2025, 11:58:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seahawks.

5/8/2025, 9:28:49 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I love Joni forever, but she wasn’t there, she got it second-hand. These guys were there, and made an anthem out of a slow, mournful dirge. youtu.be/HKdsRWhyH30?...

5/8/2025, 5:09:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And how is this different from any other day?

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youtu.be/ypMnBuvP5kA?...

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